Families in Tijuana split between the two countries often meet at the wall to talk and catch up

Artists have also used clever techniques to make it look as though the wall has disappeared with one artist painting over the slats of a beach wall to create the impression that you can see into the distance.

In the Las Playas area of Tijuana an artist used a stencil to show a family of three being lifted over the wall by a bunch of balloons.